devilish
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devilish
- /ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/
- /ˈdɛvɪlɪʃ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English develissh, develyssh, equivalent to devil + -ish. Cognate with Saterland Frisian düvelsk, düüwelsk (“devilish”), West Frisian duvelsk (“devilish”), Dutch duivels (“devilish”), German Low German düvelsk (“devilish”), German teuflisch (“devilish”), Danish djævelsk (“devilish”), Swedish djävulsk (“devilish”),
Norwegian djevelsk (“devilish”).
adjective more devilish · most devilish
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Resembling a devil.
Let vs put on our meet incountering mindes, / And in deteſting ſuch a diueliſh Thiefe, / In loue of honor and defence of right / Be arm’d againſt the hate of ſuch a foe, / Whether from earth, or hell, or heauen he grow.
Similar: demoniac, demonic, diabolic, diabolical, hellish, infernal, fiendish, satanic, satanical, unhallowed, cacodaemoniacal, daemonical
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Evil, wicked.
For I abhore to smatter / Of one so deuyllysshe a matter.
Similar: atrocious, deuced, malicious, mischievous, nefarious, ogreish, reprobate, abandoned, arrant, bad, bad apple, bad seed
- Roguish or mischievous. a devilish grin
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Excessive, extreme.
A devilish effort yielded a devilish success.
Similar: lavish, wanton, devilish, excessive, horrendous, de trop, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, intemperate, nimious, obscene
adverb more devilish · most devilish
- Devilishly; very; exceedingly. It was devilish hot outside today.
Translations
Every language
adj resembling or characteristic of a devil
| Español | diabólico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 悪魔的 akumateki, 残忍 zannin |
| 中文 | 惡魔般的 /恶魔般的 èmóbān de |
| Português | diabólico |
| Français | diabolique |
| Deutsch | teuflisch |
| Italiano | diabolico |
| Ελληνικά | διαβολικός diavolikós |
| Русский | дья́вольский dʹjávolʹskij, чёртовый čórtovyj, черто́вский čertóvskij, сатани́нский satanínskij |
| עברית | שטני staní |
adj extreme, excessive
| 日本語 | 非常 hijō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 非常 fēicháng |
| Português | extremo |
| Français | infernal, diabolique |
| Deutsch | teuflisch |
| Русский | черто́вский čertóvskij, дья́вольский dʹjávolʹskij, а́дский ádskij, стра́шный strášnyj |
Talk about this word "devilish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/devilish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. devilish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/devilish "devilish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/devilish.Cite this
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title = {devilish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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